Virtues: Works as a groundcover in shade. Serves as a host plant for larvae of the pipeline swallowtail butterfly. The roots are edible and they smell and taste like ginger, though the plant is not related to culinary ginger (Zingiber officinale).

Origin: Woodlands of eastern North America, from Manitoba south to North Carolina.
Cultivation: Grow in part shade or shade, in moist, rich soil. Prefers slightly acidic soil. Will slowly spread by rhizomes (underground stems). USDA Zones 3–7.